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Give Heed
1 For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.
2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,
3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard,
4 God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
Earth Subject to Man
5 For He did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking.
6 But one has testified somewhere, saying,
“Wʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴍᴀɴ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ Yoᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ʜɪᴍ?
Oʀ ᴛʜᴇ soɴ oꜰ ᴍᴀɴ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ Yoᴜ ᴀʀᴇ coɴcᴇʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀʙoᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ?
7 “Yoᴜ ʜᴀvᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ ꜰoʀ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ wʜɪʟᴇ ʟowᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs;
Yoᴜ ʜᴀvᴇ cʀowɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ wɪᴛʜ ɢʟoʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜoɴoʀ,
Aɴᴅ ʜᴀvᴇ ᴀᴘᴘoɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ovᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ woʀᴋs oꜰ Yoᴜʀ ʜᴀɴᴅs;
8 Yoᴜ ʜᴀvᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ɪɴ sᴜʙᴊᴇcᴛɪoɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜɪs ꜰᴇᴇᴛ.”
For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.
Jesus Briefly Humbled
9 But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings.
11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
12 saying,
“I wɪʟʟ ᴘʀocʟᴀɪᴍ Yoᴜʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴛo Mʏ ʙʀᴇᴛʜʀᴇɴ,
Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅsᴛ oꜰ ᴛʜᴇ coɴɢʀᴇɢᴀᴛɪoɴ I wɪʟʟ sɪɴɢ Yoᴜʀ ᴘʀᴀɪsᴇ.”
13 And again,
“I wɪʟʟ ᴘᴜᴛ Mʏ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ɪɴ Hɪᴍ.”
And again,
“Bᴇʜoʟᴅ, I ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ wʜoᴍ Goᴅ ʜᴀs ɢɪvᴇɴ Mᴇ.”
14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
15 and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.
16 For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.
17 Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
18 For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.